Australian Capital Territory
Electoral (Fees) Determination 2011

Disallowable instrument DI2011—181
made under the

Electoral Act 1992, s 8 (Determination of Fees)

1.	This determination may be cited as Electoral (Fees) Determination 2011.

2.	This determination takes effect on the day after the determination is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

3.	The ACT Electoral Commission REVOKES disallowable instrument No. DI2010-136 (Electoral (Fees) Determination 2010).

4.	The ACT Electoral Commission DETERMINES that the fees payable for the purposes of the Act are as set out in the Schedule.

5.	The ACT Electoral Commission DETERMINES that fees are payable by persons or organisations receiving the goods or services specified in this determination.

6.	The ACT Electoral Commission DETERMINES that fees are payable to the ACT Electoral Commission.

7.	The ACT Electoral Commission DETERMINES that fees are payable after a service has been supplied, by the due date specified in the invoice for the service.

8.	Explanatory notes (including previous fees) are included in the Schedule in italic text.  Explanatory notes in italic text do not form part of the determination.  (For example, the following nine words, if included in the Schedule, would not form part of the determination: [Explanatory note: general explanatory notes are in italic text]).

Roger Beale AO
Chairperson	Phillip Green
Electoral Commissioner	Dawn Casey
Member	

24 June 2011

Part A: Electoral Officer services – salary component

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Amount Payable	Amount Payable	
		2010-11	2011-12	
1	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm

The base level fee has been calculated at $77.14.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $7.71 GST component. 
	$82.00	$84.85	
2	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday before 8.00 am or after 6.00 pm
–	First 3 hours on Saturday 

The base level fee has been calculated at $97.14.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $9.71 GST component. 
	$103.25	$106.85	
3	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Saturday after first 3 hours or Sunday

The base level fee has been calculated at $118.41.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $11.84 GST component.
	$125.85	$130.25	
4	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Public holidays

The base level fee has been calculated at $138.32.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $13.83 GST component.
	$147.00	$152.15	
5	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm

The base level fee has been calculated at $93.36.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $9.34 GST component.  
	$99.25	$102.70	

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Amount Payable	Amount Payable	
		2010-11	2011-12	

6	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday before 8.00 am or after 6.00 pm
–	First 3 hours on Saturday 

The base level fee has been calculated at $120.77.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $12.08 GST component. 
	$128.40	$132.85	
7	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Saturday after first 3 hours or Sunday

The base level fee has been calculated at $149.50.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $14.95 GST component.
	$158.90	$164.45	
8	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Public holidays

The base level fee has been calculated at $176.95.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $17.70 GST component.
	$188.10	$194.65	
9	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a casual officer 
– First 8 hours on Monday to Friday
– First 4 hours on Saturday

The base level fee has been calculated at $26.14.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $2.61 GST component. 
	$27.80	$28.75	
10	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a casual officer 
– After first 8 hours Monday to Friday
– After first 4 hours on Saturday

The base level fee has been calculated at $33.59.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $3.36 GST component. 
	$35.70	$36.95	

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Amount Payable	Amount Payable	
		2010-11	2011-12	
11	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a casual officer 
– Sunday and public holidays

The base level fee has been calculated at $44.86.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $4.49 GST component. 
	$47.70	$49.35
	
12	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior casual officer 
– First 8 hours Monday to Friday
– First 4 hours on Saturday

The base level fee has been calculated at $33.32.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $3.33 GST component. 
	$35.45	$36.65	
13	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior casual officer 
– After first 8 hours Monday to Friday
– After first 4 hours on Saturday

The base level fee has been calculated at $42.32.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $4.23 GST component. 
	$45.00	$46.55	
14	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior casual officer 
– Sunday and public holidays

The base level fee has been calculated at $57.27.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $5.73 GST component. 
	$60.90	$63.00	

Part B: Electoral goods and services

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Amount Payable	Amount Payable	
		2010-11	2011-12	
15	The provision of goods under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992.

This provision is included to ensure that such costs incurred by the Electoral Commission may be passed to purchasers of goods.

	The amount of the disbursement for the goods.	The amount of the disbursement for the goods.	
16	The provision of electronic voting services to organisations under paragraph 7 (1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992

This provision is included to allow costs for development and maintenance of electronic voting services software incurred by the Electoral Commission to be passed to purchasers of the services.

This fee is calculated on a sliding scale with three stages. The base level fee for the initial stage, covering the first 1 to 100 electors, has been calculated at $6.80 per elector.  The final fee for this component is made up of this base level fee and a $0.68 GST component.  

The base level fee for the second stage of the sliding scale, covering from 101 to 500 electors has been calculated at $2.00 per elector. The final fee for this component is made up of this base level fee and a $0.20 GST component. 

The base level fee for the third stage, covering the number of electors from 501 upward, has been calculated at $1.50 per elector. The final fee for this component is made up of this base level fee and a $0.15 GST component.  

n/a

n/a

n/a	

$7.48 per elector for the first 1 to 100 electors

$2.20 per elector  101 to 500 electors

$1.65 per elector from 501 electors upward	

Part C: Provision of copies of documents

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Amount Payable	Amount Payable	
		2010-11	2011-12	
17	Under subsection 243(3)of the Electoral Act 1992, the provision of copies of returns referred to in subsection 243(1).

The base level fee for between one and twenty A4 pages has been calculated at $15.27.  The final fee for this component is made up of this base level fee and a $1.53 GST component.  

The additional A4 page component has been calculated at $0.27.  The final fee for this component is made up of this base level fee and a $0.03 GST component.  

	$16.25 for between one and twenty A4 pages;

30 cents for each additional A4 page.	$16.80 for between one and twenty A4 pages;

30 cents for each additional A4 page.	

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Amount Payable	Amount Payable	
		2010-11	2011-12	
18	Under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992, the provision of copies of the following documents:

•	An extract of the Register of Political Parties kept under section 88 of the Electoral Act;
•	An application for registration of an eligible political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 89 of the Electoral Act;
•	A constitution of a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under sections 89 or 99A of the Electoral Act;
•	A notice of objection to an application to register a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 91 of the Electoral Act;
•	A response to any notice or objection provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 91 of the Electoral Act;
•	A notice of objection to an application to change or to add to the particulars registered in relation to a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 95 of the Electoral Act; and
•	An application to change or to add to the particulars registered in relation to a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 95 of the Electoral Act.

The base level fee for between one and twenty A4 pages has been calculated at $15.27.  The final fee for this component is made up of this base level fee and a $1.53 GST component.  

The additional A4 page component has been calculated at $0.27.  The final fee for this component is made up of this base level fee and a $0.03 GST component.  

	$16.25 for between one and twenty A4 pages;

30 cents for each additional A4 page.	$16.80 for between one and twenty A4 pages;

30 cents for each additional A4 page.	
19	Under paragraph 333 of the Electoral Act 1992, the provision of copies of ACT election voting data on CD-Rom:

The base level fee has been calculated at $44.95.  The final fee is made up of the base level fee and a $4.50 GST component.
	$47.80	$49.45